Improvement in draft and hold-back attachment



W. H. GHAMBERLIN r Hold-Back Attachment. No. 104,557. Patented June ZI, 1870.

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WILLIAM- H. OHAMBERLIN, or MEDlNA, NEW YORK.

Letters BatntNo. 104,557, dated June 21,1870.

i IMPROVEMENT IN DRAPT AND BOLD-BACK 'ATTACHMENT.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To whom. it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM H. OHAMBERLIN, of Medina, in the county'ofOrleans and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Draft and Hold-back Attachment for ,Horses, of which the following is a specifiation. v

Nat-urea] the Invcli-t'ion.

This invention consists in an improved methodof applying the draft and hold-back to thethills or pole, by the use of straps as hereinafter described.

General Description. i In thedra'win Figure 1 is a perspective view, and Figure2 a plan, the latter showing the draft attachment turned to one side.

- A A are thills of ordinary form.

B is the draft-strap; and

- G, the hold-back strap, arranged atpsuch a distance apart as to allowthe horse to travel between them,

and, when at rest, to stand entirely free of both, by is produced, a

7 These straps are preferably made of leather, but may be made of any other suitable material. They. are also preferably made of double lengths, as shown, but,

The draft-strap is attached to bearings, a a,- of

l a yoke, D, and, if desired, may be made stationary,

with the ends of the chills; but Ipreferltoswivel the yoke to swing-arms EE,whi'c h, in turn, are jointed to the-'thills by means 'of a bolt, b, in each.

I make series .of holes, 0 c c, in the endsof the thills,,for these bolts to enter, thereby the straps to be adjusted to any desired distance apart, longitudinally; to accommodateQto horses of This arrangementalso allows the draft attachment tos'wing off to one side, as shown in fig. 2, for placing the horse into the thills.

The advantages of the abovealescribed arrangement areas follows v First, both the draft-and hold-back arrangement are combined directly with the thills, thereby obviating the use, not only of the ordinary collar and barness, and traces, but also the breeching and hold-back straps. This greatlyreduces' the amount of harness upon the animah'thereby saving expense and trouble,

i and, what is more important, saving a burden and discomfort to the animal in warm weather;

Second, the makingof the draft and hold-baclc attachments in the form of -straps,and not of solid enabling blocks or bearings, gives great ease of contact, and insures the adaptation of the bearing-surfitces to the horses shoulders without chafing or wearing, whicln draft-strap may be made stationaryou its hearings or holds, and still, by its flexibility, fit perfectly the horses shoulder, yet the swaying action of the yoke may be found convenient and preferable under some circumstances.

Third, the arrangement of the swiveled yoke D,

swing-arms E, and adjusting-holes c 0, combined with the draft-strap, allow a free action, a longitudinal adjustment, and enable the device to swing olT to allow the horse to be entered.

If desired, astr'ap may be attached to loop 1) on the yoke, and connected with the belly-band, to serve as a hold-back in some cases. I

The straps mayalso be easily connected with 'apole, insteadiof thills, by providing a suitable yoke and connecting parts.

The draught arrangement is also specially applicable to ordinary farm use, or other use where draught alone is involved.

I and aware of a patent issued'to Cyrus 0. Cole, 'January 4, 1870, in which a pivoted breast-block is attached in front of the tliills, but as this block is rigid, and is centrally attached, it is not the equivalent of my invention. i

Claims.

ranged to form the draft attachment, and operating in connection with the adjusting-holes t c c, in the manner and for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof .I hereunto set'my hand in presence of 7 two witnesses.

' WILLIAM H. GHAMBERLIN.

Witnesses:

'VVM. CALDWELL, B. O. BLAKE. 

